The most noticeable barrier to entry with location-based applications is that not everyone has a smart phone. However, there is another, arguably more sizable, barrier to entry than the lack of a smart phone: location. Even those with smart phones may not have the resources to go to places required to make use of location-based […]
Concept: City as museum Name: Tourist Trap **A better name would highlight the temporal & “local flavor” aspects of this tour app while also being super catchy. Project Description Tourist Trap prevents travellers from being trapped in chains. This is a tool for busy travellers who do not want to get trapped wasting their limited […]
Concept for a Social Library/Archive Name: Event Album Project Description: Event Album would be a mobile application that allows users to collectively document events through media: pictures, videos and audio. While at events, users can see what media others are capturing through a location based “media stream” within the mobile application. Users can also participate […]
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